雅思哥作文預(yù)測(cè)

1、10天準(zhǔn)備雅思口語(yǔ)，從5.5到7心得作為一個(gè)沒(méi)有英語(yǔ)言國(guó)家學(xué)習(xí)和工作甚至旅游經(jīng)歷的人作為一個(gè)接受中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)啞巴英語(yǔ)教育的普通中年婦女（不得不承認(rèn)自己已經(jīng)跨出“青年”行列，傷心）作為一個(gè)10年前大學(xué)畢業(yè)后就把英語(yǔ)丟掉了的人在本次雅思考試中口語(yǔ)得了7分，約等于英國(guó)高中生水平，高于部分海龜，非常欣慰自己的奢望成為了現(xiàn)實(shí)，現(xiàn)將個(gè)人英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)、雅思口語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程、考試技巧記錄如下，希望能給類似背景的烤鴨們一個(gè)參考。 英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)：大學(xué)學(xué)的工科，非英語(yǔ)或相關(guān)專業(yè)，1997年大二時(shí)七十多分過(guò)的四級(jí)（在武漢的大學(xué)里，這種成績(jī)挺洗的），1998年大三時(shí)勉強(qiáng)過(guò)的六級(jí)（依舊很洗），那時(shí)候的大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)考試只有筆試，沒(méi)有口語(yǔ)

2、。小時(shí)候丟的是手絹，2000年畢業(yè)后丟的是英語(yǔ)。2007年計(jì)劃immigrate，年底把申請(qǐng)表交了上去，之后開始喊喳喳要學(xué)英語(yǔ)，一直沒(méi)真的出海打過(guò)漁，只是天天在曬網(wǎng)。曬啊曬，到了2008年底，報(bào)了一次雅思，啥都不懂，做了幾篇聽力和閱讀就去考試了，一篇作文都沒(méi)寫過(guò)，一個(gè)TOPIC都沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備過(guò)。當(dāng)時(shí)口語(yǔ)裸考成績(jī)?yōu)?.5，想來(lái)這5.5基本上是靠自己發(fā)音清晰占了一些優(yōu)勢(shì)，否則按照語(yǔ)言能力來(lái)判，5分以下也不一定。之后還在曬網(wǎng)，有一搭沒(méi)一搭的，時(shí)間都花在郁悶何時(shí)開始打漁上，只是看看sitcomFriends。聽說(shuō)Rosetta Stone練口語(yǔ)不錯(cuò)，就下了一個(gè)D版的美語(yǔ)Rosetta，半年都沒(méi)學(xué)完那并不多

3、的課程，人太懶，不過(guò)過(guò)程中發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己很多發(fā)音不正確，不是美音也不是英音，整個(gè)一四不像，于是把原來(lái)學(xué)校里學(xué)的英音痕跡盡量刪掉，向?qū)W習(xí)軟件和大片里的美音靠攏。直到2009年11月14、15日，和一兄弟聊天，兄弟催促我，還不考試等到啥時(shí)候，火都燒眉毛了，再不考機(jī)會(huì)越來(lái)越渺茫了，難道不想移了。這才促使我去報(bào)了12月5號(hào)的雅思，算算日子也就剩下20天了，咋搞？ 20天要想把一門語(yǔ)言搞出質(zhì)的飛躍，貌似比讓更年期的婦女 be pregnant還難。報(bào)名一周后，聽力閱讀寫作這些筆試題還可以照著劍橋真題來(lái)做，對(duì)口語(yǔ)卻一籌莫展，正在犯愁怎么搞這口語(yǔ)的時(shí)候，兄弟又給我支招了，說(shuō)家園有人介紹某外教對(duì)練口語(yǔ)不錯(cuò)，可以先

4、上一堂課試試。病急亂投醫(yī)，俺也不顧得試課了，直接一口氣就買了10節(jié)課，舍不得孩子套不住狼，傳說(shuō)老師是雅思口語(yǔ)前考官，管他是不是，上完再說(shuō)，這樣，才開始了我的口語(yǔ)備考?xì)v程。10天，每天除了上班之外就在為了口語(yǔ)作業(yè)而焦灼。在此，再次感謝這位加拿大老師，因?yàn)橄鄬?duì)于國(guó)內(nèi)給自己冠著所謂*雅思專家*雅思名師等等頭銜很大的以此類培訓(xùn)為主要收入的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這位老外老師上課費(fèi)非常的低，拿的課時(shí)費(fèi)還不到本國(guó)各省法律限定的最低小時(shí)收入，然而老師非常的負(fù)責(zé)，給我上課的10天里，都在感冒，但是不管預(yù)約的是下午還是深夜，沒(méi)有一節(jié)是拉下的，也沒(méi)有偷工減料的。當(dāng)然，也要感謝家園移友HP兄弟鼓勵(lì)我報(bào)名，和我分享這么好的一條口語(yǔ)備

5、考有效路線。 備考方法：以 PART 2 為主線，把所有的TOPICS都準(zhǔn)備一遍，接近80個(gè)TOPICS，量很大，要有吃苦的決心、堅(jiān)持的勇氣和堅(jiān)定的信念。PART 1 AND 3里的很多問(wèn)題其實(shí)都是別的某TOPIC的一部分。所以準(zhǔn)備好的標(biāo)志是：PART2的TOPIC要能說(shuō)上2分鐘以上。別的不管不管是PART 1 OR 3問(wèn)到什么問(wèn)題，就算考試時(shí)候緊張或者記得不是太熟而有所遺漏，也要確保每個(gè)問(wèn)題都能從準(zhǔn)備過(guò)的topics里找出相應(yīng)的段落說(shuō)到半分鐘以上，這樣PART 1 AND 3就沒(méi)有問(wèn)題了。具體步驟如下：1、搜集TOPICS及相關(guān)問(wèn)題到3G等大的雅思網(wǎng)站看一年內(nèi)的口語(yǔ)回憶或者整理好的口語(yǔ)題，最

6、好是英文的，不要看中文的，因?yàn)樵诳荚嚨奈＜睍r(shí)刻，從中文反應(yīng)到英文需要一點(diǎn)時(shí)間，就算沒(méi)理解錯(cuò)，語(yǔ)言能力會(huì)打折扣，更何況有可能因?yàn)楸硎龇绞降牟煌?，用的單詞不熟悉而直接導(dǎo)致聽錯(cuò)題目。2、PART 2準(zhǔn)備步驟：這個(gè)步驟最重要，是最容易受挫和打退堂鼓的一步，一定要堅(jiān)持！（1）按照考試步驟先模擬以下PART 2的進(jìn)程，一定要錄音?；剡^(guò)頭看看從自己對(duì)題目的思路是否正確，寫提綱是否夠時(shí)間，一定要放錄音聽聽自己第一次陳述這個(gè)TOPIC有多結(jié)巴和惡心。（2）完善自己的思路和提綱，聽自己的錄音確實(shí)想吐，那就把需要說(shuō)的都寫下來(lái)，順便練習(xí)寫作了，TOPIC的結(jié)構(gòu)：能帶話出來(lái)的前言描述主體擴(kuò)展或者舉例總結(jié)性后語(yǔ)主體部分要

7、多用連詞及修飾狀語(yǔ)，寫好后大聲快速讀幾遍，然后丟開寫的東西，拿著提綱再次錄音2分鐘，看看是否滿意了，不滿意的再讀再說(shuō)再錄再聽一次。如此往復(fù)，直至本人滿意。不需要去背熟，因?yàn)楸沉藭?huì)讓考官看出來(lái)而扣分的，要腦子里有印象接下來(lái)說(shuō)什么內(nèi)容，能潛意識(shí)地繼續(xù)下一句就可以，偶爾的停頓一秒左右完全是正常的。（3）經(jīng)過(guò)一兩天的TOPICS，上下班路上、買菜做飯、等車等人時(shí)候都可以喃喃自語(yǔ)了，只要心無(wú)旁騖，不用在乎別人是否把我當(dāng)神經(jīng)病，沒(méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)的人的時(shí)候甚至可以大聲一點(diǎn)，用正常的音量，一旦別人知道我是在學(xué)習(xí)，如果他還取笑我，那么我就認(rèn)為他不止是一個(gè)神經(jīng)病，而且是一個(gè)很膚淺的神經(jīng)病。（4）考前兩天，把TOPICS題

8、目打印出來(lái)，丟在一堆，順手撿起一個(gè)就說(shuō)一個(gè)，哪個(gè)說(shuō)得太疙瘩的就多說(shuō)幾遍，以免運(yùn)氣不好剛好考到那題。3、PART 1 AND 3的準(zhǔn)備考前一天，看著步驟1中搜來(lái)的英文題目，一個(gè)一個(gè)地回答，把墻壁當(dāng)成考官，把題目當(dāng)成黃世仁或者周扒皮，惡狠狠地想，惡狠狠地答，有時(shí)間的話繼續(xù)錄音繼續(xù)糾正自己。因?yàn)橛蠺OPICS墊底，這時(shí)候就發(fā)現(xiàn)，內(nèi)容很多都可以到處挪用的。如果口語(yǔ)時(shí)間比較靠后，筆試后就可以在網(wǎng)上蹲點(diǎn)，把本期口語(yǔ)的記憶題都答一遍，答得越多越熟練，信心越足。 強(qiáng)烈建議：不要找烤鴨互練口語(yǔ)，因?yàn)槿绻胩岣咚?，只能找水平比自己高的烤鴨練口語(yǔ)，否則找了低的對(duì)自己百害而無(wú)一利，找了水平相當(dāng)?shù)臎](méi)有進(jìn)步，但是如果找

9、到了水平高的，那么對(duì)于對(duì)方來(lái)說(shuō)，自己就是拖人家后腿的人，所以，找烤鴨練不如找別的高水平的人練，找一般高水平的人練不如找老外練，找普通老外練不如找曾經(jīng)當(dāng)過(guò)考官的老外練，因?yàn)樗麄兌醚潘伎谡Z(yǔ)是什么，雅思口語(yǔ)什么樣是高分的，針對(duì)每個(gè)人的特點(diǎn)需要進(jìn)行什么樣的調(diào)整、糾正與發(fā)揚(yáng)光大才能把口語(yǔ)發(fā)揮到最能得到高分的狀態(tài)。 考試技巧及注意事項(xiàng)：1、The most important thing in speaking module is to keep talking talking talking until the examinor stops you, otherwise, never stop!2、P

10、ART3里問(wèn)到QUALITIES問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，先列舉品質(zhì)，再選擇列舉中的兩三項(xiàng)進(jìn)行擴(kuò)展。問(wèn)到COMPARE的問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，先列舉區(qū)別，再展開。問(wèn)到如何解決什么問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，分成政府應(yīng)該如何做，媒體應(yīng)該如何做，學(xué)校、公司、家庭、個(gè)人等等如何做來(lái)回答。3、考試當(dāng)中思維停頓的時(shí)候不能閉嘴干坐，要用一些沒(méi)實(shí)際意思的短句來(lái)爭(zhēng)取思考的時(shí)間，如well, you know, that is to say.4、考官給TOPIC的一分鐘里一定要寫提綱，否則考官會(huì)認(rèn)為你準(zhǔn)備過(guò)是在背作文而不是在說(shuō)話。5、準(zhǔn)備兩種叫考官?gòu)?fù)述題目和一種換表達(dá)方式的說(shuō)法，因?yàn)椴豢杀苊獾乜赡軙?huì)碰上有口音的考官或者語(yǔ)速很快的考官，總用I beg

11、you padon？會(huì)讓考官覺(jué)得語(yǔ)言和詞匯的干癟與無(wú)力。6、多使用連詞聯(lián)系各句子,表述句子間的關(guān)系。7、無(wú)話可說(shuō)了就for instance, for example. whatever, but don't stop!8、最后一點(diǎn)輔助提醒：如果不是大牛，需要在乎考官的哪怕一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)正偏差，要衣著得當(dāng)，最好穿自己得意一點(diǎn)的衣服，好給自己信心;進(jìn)入考場(chǎng)后要禮貌，互相問(wèn)好，請(qǐng)你坐要謝謝，夸你漂亮要謝謝，最后結(jié)束要thank you for your time, and , Have a nice day（其實(shí)我偶爾覺(jué)得考官在我thank you for your time的時(shí)候應(yīng)該給點(diǎn)resp

12、onse like: thank you for your money,your 1450 renminbi means a lot to me because my happy life is based on the fee from you.OK,just kidding.）;要自始至終保持微笑，哪怕考官不陰不陽(yáng)的臉色也不要被嚇到。 英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)：大學(xué)學(xué)的工科，非英語(yǔ)或相關(guān)專業(yè)，1997年大二時(shí)七十多分過(guò)的四級(jí)（在武漢的大學(xué)里，這種成績(jī)挺洗的），1998年大三時(shí)勉強(qiáng)過(guò)的六級(jí)（依舊很洗），那時(shí)候的大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)考試只有筆試，沒(méi)有口語(yǔ)。小時(shí)候丟的是手絹，2000年畢業(yè)后丟的是英語(yǔ)。2007年計(jì)劃

13、immigrate，年底把申請(qǐng)表交了上去，之后開始喊喳喳要學(xué)英語(yǔ)，一直沒(méi)真的出海打過(guò)漁，只是天天在曬網(wǎng)。曬啊曬，到了2008年底，報(bào)了一次雅思，啥都不懂，做了幾篇聽力和閱讀就去考試了，一篇作文都沒(méi)寫過(guò)，一個(gè)TOPIC都沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備過(guò)。當(dāng)時(shí)口語(yǔ)裸考成績(jī)?yōu)?.5，想來(lái)這5.5基本上是靠自己發(fā)音清晰占了一些優(yōu)勢(shì)，否則按照語(yǔ)言能力來(lái)判，5分以下也不一定。之后還在曬網(wǎng)，有一搭沒(méi)一搭的，時(shí)間都花在郁悶何時(shí)開始打漁上，只是看看sitcomFriends。聽說(shuō)Rosetta Stone練口語(yǔ)不錯(cuò)，就下了一個(gè)D版的美語(yǔ)Rosetta，半年都沒(méi)學(xué)完那并不多的課程，人太懶，不過(guò)過(guò)程中發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己很多發(fā)音不正確，不是美音也

14、不是英音，整個(gè)一四不像，于是把原來(lái)學(xué)校里學(xué)的英音痕跡盡量刪掉，向?qū)W習(xí)軟件和大片里的美音靠攏。直到2009年11月14、15日，和一兄弟聊天，兄弟催促我，還不考試等到啥時(shí)候，火都燒眉毛了，再不考機(jī)會(huì)越來(lái)越渺茫了，難道不想移了。這才促使我去報(bào)了12月5號(hào)的雅思，算算日子也就剩下20天了，咋搞？ 20天要想把一門語(yǔ)言搞出質(zhì)的飛躍，貌似比讓更年期的婦女 be pregnant還難。報(bào)名一周后，聽力閱讀寫作這些筆試題還可以照著劍橋真題來(lái)做，對(duì)口語(yǔ)卻一籌莫展，正在犯愁怎么搞這口語(yǔ)的時(shí)候，兄弟又給我支招了，說(shuō)家園有人介紹某外教對(duì)練口語(yǔ)不錯(cuò)，可以先上一堂課試試。病急亂投醫(yī)，俺也不顧得試課了，直接一口氣就買了1

15、0節(jié)課，舍不得孩子套不住狼，傳說(shuō)老師是雅思口語(yǔ)前考官，管他是不是，上完再說(shuō)，這樣，才開始了我的口語(yǔ)備考?xì)v程。10天，每天除了上班之外就在為了口語(yǔ)作業(yè)而焦灼。在此，再次感謝這位加拿大老師，因?yàn)橄鄬?duì)于國(guó)內(nèi)給自己冠著所謂*雅思專家*雅思名師等等頭銜很大的以此類培訓(xùn)為主要收入的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這位老外老師上課費(fèi)非常的低，拿的課時(shí)費(fèi)還不到本國(guó)各省法律限定的最低小時(shí)收入，然而老師非常的負(fù)責(zé)，給我上課的10天里，都在感冒，但是不管預(yù)約的是下午還是深夜，沒(méi)有一節(jié)是拉下的，也沒(méi)有偷工減料的。當(dāng)然，也要感謝家園移友HP兄弟鼓勵(lì)我報(bào)名，和我分享這么好的一條口語(yǔ)備考有效路線。 備考方法：以 PART 2 為主線，把所有的TO

16、PICS都準(zhǔn)備一遍，接近80個(gè)TOPICS，量很大，要有吃苦的決心、堅(jiān)持的勇氣和堅(jiān)定的信念。PART 1 AND 3里的很多問(wèn)題其實(shí)都是別的某TOPIC的一部分。所以準(zhǔn)備好的標(biāo)志是：PART2的TOPIC要能說(shuō)上2分鐘以上。別的不管不管是PART 1 OR 3問(wèn)到什么問(wèn)題，就算考試時(shí)候緊張或者記得不是太熟而有所遺漏，也要確保每個(gè)問(wèn)題都能從準(zhǔn)備過(guò)的topics里找出相應(yīng)的段落說(shuō)到半分鐘以上，這樣PART 1 AND 3就沒(méi)有問(wèn)題了。具體步驟如下：1、搜集TOPICS及相關(guān)問(wèn)題到3G等大的雅思網(wǎng)站看一年內(nèi)的口語(yǔ)回憶或者整理好的口語(yǔ)題，最好是英文的，不要看中文的，因?yàn)樵诳荚嚨奈＜睍r(shí)刻，從中文反應(yīng)到英

17、文需要一點(diǎn)時(shí)間，就算沒(méi)理解錯(cuò)，語(yǔ)言能力會(huì)打折扣，更何況有可能因?yàn)楸硎龇绞降牟煌?，用的單詞不熟悉而直接導(dǎo)致聽錯(cuò)題目。2、PART 2準(zhǔn)備步驟：這個(gè)步驟最重要，是最容易受挫和打退堂鼓的一步，一定要堅(jiān)持?。?）按照考試步驟先模擬以下PART 2的進(jìn)程，一定要錄音。回過(guò)頭看看從自己對(duì)題目的思路是否正確，寫提綱是否夠時(shí)間，一定要放錄音聽聽自己第一次陳述這個(gè)TOPIC有多結(jié)巴和惡心。（2）完善自己的思路和提綱，聽自己的錄音確實(shí)想吐，那就把需要說(shuō)的都寫下來(lái)，順便練習(xí)寫作了，TOPIC的結(jié)構(gòu)：能帶話出來(lái)的前言描述主體擴(kuò)展或者舉例總結(jié)性后語(yǔ)主體部分要多用連詞及修飾狀語(yǔ)，寫好后大聲快速讀幾遍，然后丟開寫的東西，拿

18、著提綱再次錄音2分鐘，看看是否滿意了，不滿意的再讀再說(shuō)再錄再聽一次。如此往復(fù)，直至本人滿意。不需要去背熟，因?yàn)楸沉藭?huì)讓考官看出來(lái)而扣分的，要腦子里有印象接下來(lái)說(shuō)什么內(nèi)容，能潛意識(shí)地繼續(xù)下一句就可以，偶爾的停頓一秒左右完全是正常的。（3）經(jīng)過(guò)一兩天的TOPICS，上下班路上、買菜做飯、等車等人時(shí)候都可以喃喃自語(yǔ)了，只要心無(wú)旁騖，不用在乎別人是否把我當(dāng)神經(jīng)病，沒(méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)的人的時(shí)候甚至可以大聲一點(diǎn)，用正常的音量，一旦別人知道我是在學(xué)習(xí)，如果他還取笑我，那么我就認(rèn)為他不止是一個(gè)神經(jīng)病，而且是一個(gè)很膚淺的神經(jīng)病。（4）考前兩天，把TOPICS題目打印出來(lái)，丟在一堆，順手撿起一個(gè)就說(shuō)一個(gè)，哪個(gè)說(shuō)得太疙瘩的就

19、多說(shuō)幾遍，以免運(yùn)氣不好剛好考到那題。3、PART 1 AND 3的準(zhǔn)備考前一天，看著步驟1中搜來(lái)的英文題目，一個(gè)一個(gè)地回答，把墻壁當(dāng)成考官，把題目當(dāng)成黃世仁或者周扒皮，惡狠狠地想，惡狠狠地答，有時(shí)間的話繼續(xù)錄音繼續(xù)糾正自己。因?yàn)橛蠺OPICS墊底，這時(shí)候就發(fā)現(xiàn)，內(nèi)容很多都可以到處挪用的。如果口語(yǔ)時(shí)間比較靠后，筆試后就可以在網(wǎng)上蹲點(diǎn)，把本期口語(yǔ)的記憶題都答一遍，答得越多越熟練，信心越足。 強(qiáng)烈建議：不要找烤鴨互練口語(yǔ)，因?yàn)槿绻胩岣咚剑荒苷宜奖茸约焊叩目绝喚毧谡Z(yǔ)，否則找了低的對(duì)自己百害而無(wú)一利，找了水平相當(dāng)?shù)臎](méi)有進(jìn)步，但是如果找到了水平高的，那么對(duì)于對(duì)方來(lái)說(shuō)，自己就是拖人家后腿的人，所以，

20、找烤鴨練不如找別的高水平的人練，找一般高水平的人練不如找老外練，找普通老外練不如找曾經(jīng)當(dāng)過(guò)考官的老外練，因?yàn)樗麄兌醚潘伎谡Z(yǔ)是什么，雅思口語(yǔ)什么樣是高分的，針對(duì)每個(gè)人的特點(diǎn)需要進(jìn)行什么樣的調(diào)整、糾正與發(fā)揚(yáng)光大才能把口語(yǔ)發(fā)揮到最能得到高分的狀態(tài)。 考試技巧及注意事項(xiàng)：1、The most important thing in speaking module is to keep talking talking talking until the examinor stops you, otherwise, never stop!2、PART3里問(wèn)到QUALITIES問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，先列舉品質(zhì)，再選擇

21、列舉中的兩三項(xiàng)進(jìn)行擴(kuò)展。問(wèn)到COMPARE的問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，先列舉區(qū)別，再展開。問(wèn)到如何解決什么問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，分成政府應(yīng)該如何做，媒體應(yīng)該如何做，學(xué)校、公司、家庭、個(gè)人等等如何做來(lái)回答。3、考試當(dāng)中思維停頓的時(shí)候不能閉嘴干坐，要用一些沒(méi)實(shí)際意思的短句來(lái)爭(zhēng)取思考的時(shí)間，如well, you know, that is to say.4、考官給TOPIC的一分鐘里一定要寫提綱，否則考官會(huì)認(rèn)為你準(zhǔn)備過(guò)是在背作文而不是在說(shuō)話。5、準(zhǔn)備兩種叫考官?gòu)?fù)述題目和一種換表達(dá)方式的說(shuō)法，因?yàn)椴豢杀苊獾乜赡軙?huì)碰上有口音的考官或者語(yǔ)速很快的考官，總用I beg you padon？會(huì)讓考官覺(jué)得語(yǔ)言和詞匯的干癟與無(wú)力。6、多

22、使用連詞聯(lián)系各句子,表述句子間的關(guān)系。7、無(wú)話可說(shuō)了就for instance, for example. whatever, but don't stop!8、最后一點(diǎn)輔助提醒：如果不是大牛，需要在乎考官的哪怕一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)正偏差，要衣著得當(dāng)，最好穿自己得意一點(diǎn)的衣服，好給自己信心;進(jìn)入考場(chǎng)后要禮貌，互相問(wèn)好，請(qǐng)你坐要謝謝，夸你漂亮要謝謝，最后結(jié)束要thank you for your time, and , Have a nice day（其實(shí)我偶爾覺(jué)得考官在我thank you for your time的時(shí)候應(yīng)該給點(diǎn)response like: thank you for your m

23、oney,your 1450 renminbi means a lot to me because my happy life is based on the fee from you.OK,just kidding.）;要自始至終保持微笑，哪怕考官不陰不陽(yáng)的臉色也不要被嚇到。The chart below gives information about global sales of games software, CDs and DVD or video.Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.

24、· You should write at least 150 words.· You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.model answer:The chart shows the changes in the sales of video material / DVDs, games software and CDs around the world in billions of dollars over a three-year period. It can be seen that the sales of v

25、ideos / DVDs and games software have increased, while the sales of CDs have gone down slightly.Between 2000 and 2003, the sale of videos and DVDs rose by approximately 13 billion dollars. In 2000, just under 20 billion dollars worth of these items were sold, but in 2003, this figure had risen to a l

26、ittle over 30 billion dollars.The sales of games software also rose during this period, but less sharply. Sales increased from about 13 billion dollars in 2000 to just under 20 billion dollars three years later. By contrast, during the same time period, the sale of CDs fell from 35 billion dollars i

27、n 2000 to about 32.5 billion dollars in 2003. Eating sweet foods produces acid in the mouth, which can cause tooth decay. (High acid levels are measured by low pH values)Describe the information below and discuss the implications for dental health.· You should write at least 150 words.

28、3; Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.model answer:Anyone who has visited a dentist has been told that eating excessive amounts of sweets risks harming the teeth. This is because sweets lower pH levels in the mouth to dangerous levels.When the pH level in the mouth is kept above 5.5, acidity is

29、 such that teeth are unlikely to be in danger of decay. Sweet foods, however, cause pH in the mouth to drop for a time, and the longer pH levels remain below 5.5, the greater the opportunity for decay to occur.By comparing fruit sugar, cane sugar and honey, which are all common ingredients of sweet

30、foods, we find that cane sugar lowers pH levels for the longest period, thus producing the greatest risk of the three. Approximately five minutes aftfter consuming cane sugar, pH levels drop to as little as pH 3.5. They then begin to rise slowly, but do not rise above pH 5.5 until at least 30 minute

31、s have elapsed. By contrast, fruit sugar, which causes the mouth's acidity to fall to just above pH 4, poses a danger for a shorter period: tooth decay is unlikely 20 minutes after consumption. Honey appears an even less risky substance. Though acidity falls to about pH 4.75 within five minutes

32、of consumption, it returns to above pH 5.5 in under fifteen minutes.The implications, then, are that people who insist on eating sweet foods should be aware of the ingredients, and that fruit sugar or honey appear preferable to cane sugar. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the

33、 information in the two graphs below.· You should write at least 150 words.· Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.model answer:The pie charts compare the highest level of education achieved by women in Someland across two years, 1945 and 1995. It can be clearly seen that women received

34、a much higher level of education in Someland in 1995 than they did in 1945.In 1945 only 30% of women completed their secondary education and 1% went on to a first degree. No women had completed post-graduate studies. This situation had changed radically by 1995. In 1995, 90% of women in Someland had

35、 completed secondary education and of those, half had graduated from an initial degree and 20% had gone on to postgraduate studies. At the other end of the scale we can see that by 1995 all girls were completing lower secondary, although 10% ended their schooling at this point. This is in stark cont

36、rast with 1945 when only 30% of girls completed primary school, 35% had no schooling at all and 35% only completed the third grade.In conclusion, we can see that in the 50 years from 1945 to 1995 there have been huge positive developments to the education levels of women in Someland. Write a re

37、port for a university lecturer describing the information in the table below.· You should write at least 150 words.· Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.model answer:The table shows how people in different age groups spend their leisure time in Someland over the course of a year. It ca

38、n be clearly seen that the amount of leisure time available varies considerably across the age groups and that people of different age levels have very different ways of spending their leisure time.According to the figures, as people age in Someland their social lives reduce. Teenagers and people in

39、 their twenties spend on average 500 hours per year on socialising and 350 hours of that time is with a group of more than 4 people. Although the total hours of socialising in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s is fairly constant (between 300-350), socialising with more than 4 people drops dramatically to

40、50 hours in the 30s and 40s age groups and only 25 from 50 years old. Group and individual exercise follow a similar pattern.People of all ages spend a good part of their leisure time on entertainment such as TV/video viewing and cinema. In both cases, teenagers and retired people spend around twice

41、 as much time as those who are at working age. Home entertainment ranges from just over a thousand hours for teenagers and retired people and an average of 600 hours for everyone else. Cinema accounts for 100 hours of the teenagers and retired peoples leisure time and 25-50 hours for the rest.In con

42、clusion we can see there is a significant trend towards solitary and smaller group activities as people grow older and that teenagers and retired people spend a lot more time on entertainment than those of working age do. The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planne

43、d for the town. The map shows two possible sites for the supermarket.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.· You should write at least 150 words.· Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.model answer:The first potential

44、location (S1) is outside the town itself, and is sited just off the main road to the town of Hindon, lying 12 kms to the north-west. This site is in the countryside and so would be able to accommodate a lot of car parking. This would make it accessable to shoppers from both Hindon and Garlsdon who c

45、ould travel by car. As it is also close to the railway line linking the who towns to Cransdon (25 km to the south-east), a potentially large number of shoppers would also be able to travel by train.In contrast, the suggested location, S2, is right in the town centre, which would be good for local re

46、sidents. Theorically the store could be accessed by road or rail from the surrounding towns, including Bransdon, but as the central area is a no-traffic zone, cars would be unable to park and access would be difficult.Overall, neither site is appropriate for all the towns, but for customers in Crans

47、don, Hindon and Garlsdon, the out-of-town site (S1) would probably offer more advantages. The diagram below shows the typical stages of consumer goods manufacturing, including the process by which information is fed back to earlier stages to enable adjustment.Write a report for a university lec

48、turer describing the process shown.· You should write at least 150 words.· You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.model answer:Most consumer goods go through a series of stages before they emerge as finished products ready for sale.Raw materials and manufactured components comprise

49、 the initial physical input in the manufacturing process. Once obtained, these are stored for later assembly. But assembly first depends upon the production planning stage, where it is decided how and in what quantities the stored materials will be processed to create sufficient quantities of finish

50、ed goods. The production planning stage itself follows the requirements of the goods' design stage that proceeds from extensive research. After assembly, the products are inspected and tested to maintain quality control l Those units that pass the inspection and testing stages are then packaged,

51、 despatched and offered for sale in retail outlets. The level of sales, which is the end point of the manufacturing process, helps determine production planning.A product's design is not only the result of product research, but is also influenced by testing and market research. If the testing st

52、age (after assembly and inspection) reveals unacceptable problems in the finished product, then adjustments will have to be made to the product's design. Similarly, market research, which examines the extent and nature of the demand for products, has the role of guiding product design to suit co

53、nsumer demands which may change with time. Market research, while influenced by product sales, also serves to foster future sales by devising suitable advertising for the goods.Thus the reality of consumer goods manufacturing goes well beyond a simple linear production process.The chart and graph be

54、low give information about sales and share prices for Coca-Cola.Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.· You should write at least 150 words.· You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.model answer:The pie chart shows the worldwide distribution

55、 of sales of Coca-Cola in the year 2000 and the graph shows the change in share prices between 1996 and 2001.In the year 2000, Coca-Cola sold a total of 17.1 billion cases of their fizzy drink product worldwide. The largest consumer was North America, where 30.4 per cent of the total volume was purc

56、hased. The second largest consumer was Latin America. Europe and Asia purchased 20.5 and 16.4 per cent of the total volume respectively, while Africa and the Middle East remained fairly small consumers at 7 per cent of the total volume of sales.Since 1996, share prices for Coca-Cola have fluctuated.

57、 In that year, shares were valued at approximately $35. Between 1996 and 1997, however, prices rose significantly to $70 per share. They dipped a little in mid-1997 and then peaked at $80 per share in mid-98. From then until 2000 their value fell consistently but there was a slight rise in mid-2000.

58、 The graphs below show the numbers of male and female workers in 1975 and 1995 in several employment sectors of the republic of Freedonia.Write a report for a university teacher describing the information shown.· You should write at least 150 words.· You should spend about 20 minutes

59、on this task.model answer:The two decades between 1975 and 1995 brought significant changes in the representation of women in Freedonia's work force, according to the graphs.In 1975, for example, some 300 000 men and 250 000 women worked in the communications sector. Twenty years later, though the number of m